“The decision today should be deeply alarming to sportsmen and women. Actions that erode protections for any national monument jeopardize others across the nation. Will that be next?” Wood said.

The next day, Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke released the recommendations for all 27 monuments under review as part of an executive order issued earlier in the year. While the report was slim on specific details, it recommended boundary modifications for additional national monuments, amending proclamations to prioritize certain uses, and changes to the Antiquities Act, the law that authorizes the creation of national monuments.

First, educate yourself. There’s a lot of misconceptions and a lot of rhetoric being thrown out there - claims like monuments lock out the public or shut out hunters and anglers - claims based on politics and not reality.

Click below to contact the Department of Interior and your Congressional delegation. But don’t stop there. Local voices matter in this issue. Be sure to reach out to your county commission or state legislators.